Persia.
Iran, a country in West Asia.
Meaning & usage
Iran, a country in West Asia.
Persia proper (Persis), the land of the ethnic Persians, corresponding to the modern-day Fars province in southwestern Iran.
The territories of any of the various Persian Empires or other polities ruled by dynasties from Persis.
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Old Persian 𐎱𐎠𐎼𐎿 (p-a-r-s /pārsa/)bor. Ancient Greek Πέρσης (Pérsēs)bor. Latin Persēs/Persa Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -ia Latin Persiabor. English Persia Borrowed from Latin Persia, itself derived from Persēs/Persa (“Persian man”) + -ia (suffix forming country names), literally “land of the Persians”, with the first element borrowed by Latin from Ancient Greek Πέρσης (Pérsēs), itself borrowed from Old Persian 𐎱𐎠𐎼𐎿 (p-a-r-s /pārsa/).
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